Explore a variety of aquatic ecosystems, get hands-on at the touch pools, and come face-to-face with everything from stingrays to a fierce shark tank. One of the biggest surprises? A white tiger exhibit is tucked inside the complex. Outside, a Ferris wheel and other rides add to the lively atmosphere.

Space Center Houston, the official visitor center for NASA’s Johnson Space Center, brings the excitement of space exploration to life with interactive exhibits, real spacecraft, and hands-on experiences. Get up close with a moon rock, see spacesuits worn by astronauts, and explore the history of human spaceflight through engaging films and artifacts. Don’t miss the tram tour—it takes you behind the scenes to Mission Control, where NASA guided Apollo missions and still oversees the International Space Station. You’ll also stop by the Astronaut Training Facility and Rocket Park, home to a massive Saturn V rocket, one of the most powerful ever built.

The eccentric Pozdrav Suncu attracts tons of people every evening during summer. By the same architect of the Sea Organ, Nikola Bašić, Greeting to the Sun is a compound of multi-layered plates in circular shape inserted on the pavement of Riva promenade. Collecting energy from the sun during daylight, it displays a show of light patterns representing the movements of the Solar System from sunset to sunrise.